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A review by sasstronaut
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
5.0
My favorite thing about this book would have to be the richness and diversity of characters. Even those that may be enemies to each other are not portrayed as two-dimensional "bad guys", but all with depth. I have found that I can feel with all of them and I admire this in the writing. I was very surprised to see such detail in what are seen as minor characters as well.
Obviously there is a great dynamic in reading from the characters' pov and I very much enjoyed that you saw through the eyes of quite a few in the book. However, even those characters that are not directly experienced seem alive and I was never bored in this world.
It kept politics interesting rather than dull, shone in its tender moments, and swept me up in the scenes of battle - all clearly painted with just enough details to be fascinating without bogging you down.
I'd heard many things about this series from others and took it with a grain of salt, yet I was still entranced with this book. One that I made excuses to read and was loathe to put down. I devoured it and was crushed when it was over. Bought the next that day.
This has become one of my favorite books.
Obviously there is a great dynamic in reading from the characters' pov and I very much enjoyed that you saw through the eyes of quite a few in the book. However, even those characters that are not directly experienced seem alive and I was never bored in this world.
It kept politics interesting rather than dull, shone in its tender moments, and swept me up in the scenes of battle - all clearly painted with just enough details to be fascinating without bogging you down.
I'd heard many things about this series from others and took it with a grain of salt, yet I was still entranced with this book. One that I made excuses to read and was loathe to put down. I devoured it and was crushed when it was over. Bought the next that day.
This has become one of my favorite books.